allergies are making a comeback with the arrival of spring

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the birches are budding. Spring is awakening, as are the pollens, which are back. A real ordeal for allergy sufferers. “I have a few flu symptoms, I have a fever, my eyes are burning, my nose is running, I have trouble breathing…“, says a young woman. Another says “not being able to open your eyes” Where “see blurred“sometimes for several weeks.

25% of French people suffer from pollen allergies. While symptoms usually appear in children and young adults, they can occur at any age. “As an allergy is an abnormal response of our immunity, which mistakenly recognizes these pollens as being dangerous and produces antibodies, it means that at some point, our body has made an error, and we develop symptoms of allergy“, explains Daniela Muti, pulmonologist and allergist.